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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-2-14
pubmed:abstractText
alpha-Adrenoceptor coupling to polyphosphoinositide (PI) hydrolysis was studied in the rat tail artery. Inositol phosphate (IP) accumulation was stimulated by the non-selective alpha-adrenoceptor agonist norepinephrine and the alpha 1-adrenoceptor agonist phenylephrine. This stimulation was relatively dependent on extracellular Ca2+ and enhanced markedly in the presence of LiCl. In addition, norepinephrine- and phenylephrine-stimulated IP accumulation was relatively sensitive to blockade by prazosin, compared to rauwolscine. The putative alpha 2-adrenoceptor agonist UK 14304 also stimulated PI breakdown in a concentration-dependent manner, although this stimulation did not reach equilibrium at up to 10 mM and was relatively sensitive to prazosin, compared to rauwolscine, over the lower agonist concentrations. NaF stimulated IP accumulation independently of alpha-adrenoceptor activation. PI breakdown by alpha-adrenoceptor agonists and NaF was attenuated by N-ethylmaleimide but not pertussis toxin treatment. In addition, dithiothreitol blocked NaF-stimulated, but not alpha-adrenoceptor-mediated. PI breakdown. These results suggest the coupling of alpha 1-adrenoceptor, via phospholipase C, to PI hydrolysis in the rat tail artery. This study also provides evidence for the involvement of one or more non-Gi-like G-protein(s) in the signal transduction process.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0006-2952
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2425-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Alpha-adrenoceptor activation of polyphosphoinositide hydrolysis in the rat tail artery.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't